Penstemon newberryi
A.Gray · speciesAt a glance
Sources12 archives
Databases and archives Penstemon newberryi's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation1 languages↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility5 208 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI1 eDNA detections↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Penstemon newberryi is a species of penstemon known by the common name mountain pride or Newberry's penstemon. It is native to the mountains of northern California, Oregon, and Nevada, where it grows in rocky habitat, often at high elevation, such as talus. It is a bushy, mat-forming subshrub growing up to 30 centimeters tall. The leaves are mostly basal on the plant, oblong or oval and toothed, measuring 1 to 4 centimeters in length, with a few smaller pairs along the stem. The glandular inflorescence bears showy magenta flowers 2 to over 3 centimeters in length. The flower is generally tubular or funnel-shaped and has a coating of short to long and curly hairs in the mouth and on the staminode. Penstemon newberryi is included in Penstemon subgenus Dasanthera, along with P. barrettiae, P. cardwellii, P. davidsonii, P. ellipticus, P. fruticosus, P. lyallii, P. montanus, and P. rupicola. In cultivation in the UK it has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It tolerates a wide range of positions, but requires full sun. This was John Muir's favorite flower.Sierra Alpine Wildflowers, David Lukas, University of California Press Blog, [1] The Latin specific epithet newberryi honors the American geologist and botanist John Strong Newberry (1822-1892).
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology4
Life cycle & reproduction23
Habitat & environment22
Physiology & chemistry18
Uses & economy13
Other traits7
Compounds documented for Penstemon newberryi across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile5 classes
Documented compounds19 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-Ursolic Acid | present | NPASS | |
| (2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[[(1S,2S,4S,5S,6S,10S)-5-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-3,9-dioxatricyclo[4.4.0.02,4]dec-7-en-10-yl]oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | present | LOTUS | |
| (4R,4aR,6S,7S,7aS)-6-hydroxy-7-(hydroxymethyl)-4-methyl-4,4a,5,6,7,7a-hexahydro-3H-cyclopenta[c]pyran-1-one | present | NPASS | |
| 1H,3H-Furo[3,4-c]furan-3a(4H)-ol, dihydro-1,4-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-, (1R,3aS,4S,6aR)- | present | NPASS | |
| 23-Hydroxyursolic Acid | present | NPASS | |
| 24-Hydroxyursolic Acid | present | NPASS | |
| 3-(4-Hydroxy-3-Methoxyphenyl)Prop-2-Enoic Acid | present | NPASS | |
| 8-Hydroxypinoresinol | present | NPASS | |
| [(2E,6E)-8-[[(1R,2S,4S,5S,6S,10S)-5-hydroxy-10-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-3,9-dioxatricyclo[4.4.0.02,4]dec-7-en-2-yl]methoxy]-3,7-dimethyl-8-oxoocta-2,6-dienyl] (2E,6Z)-8-hydroxy-2,6-dimethylocta-2,6-dienoate | present | LOTUS | |
| Betulin | present | NPASS |
A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Penstemon newberryi has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
The complete instruction manual Penstemon newberryi carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is
Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
2n 162×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database · CCDB · kew
diploid1×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database
diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale
Sequencing statusassembly quality — how far to trust these numbers
Assembly level tells you how finished the sequence is — from fragmented contigs, through scaffolds, up to a full chromosome-level assembly. BUSCO % estimates completeness: the share of genes expected to be present that were actually found. These describe the data quality, not the organism.
Record type5 208 records
Origin
Range
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions31 of 41 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Claremont, US | 52 |
| Davis, US | 49 |
| Santa Barbara, US | 35 |
| DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record | 35 |
| Angwin, US | 29 |
| Arcata, US | 27 |
| Riverside, US | 21 |
| Fredericton Stock Culture Collectionlocation not on record | 15 |
| WTUlocation not on record | 11 |
| San Diego, US | 11 |
| Northridge, US | 9 |
| Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record | 9 |
| San Luis Obispo, US | 7 |
| San Francisco, US | 6 |
| Flagstaff, US | 6 |
| San Jose, US | 6 |
| Bloomington, US | 6 |
| CASlocation not on record | 6 |
| Long Beach, US | 5 |
| Truckee, US | 5 |
| Turlock, US | 4 |
| ASUlocation not on record | 4 |
| Mexico City, MX | 3 |
| Logan, US | 2 |
| Philadelphia, US | 2 |
| Henderson, US | 2 |
| Wellington, NZ | 2 |
| STNFlocation not on record | 2 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 2 |
| Chicago, US | 2 |
| Severin-McDaniel Insect Collectionlocation not on record | 2 |
| Provo, US | 2 |
| Columbia, US | 1 |
| Pullman, US | 1 |
| Vancouver, CA | 1 |
| Boise, US | 1 |
| Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record | 1 |
| Bronx, US | 1 |
| Bangkok, TH | 1 |
| Phoenix, US | 1 |
| Santa Cruz, US | 1 |
Where the DNA of Penstemon newberryi was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Where its DNA was found
How strong is each trace?
Modelled climatemodelled
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.